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DOI: 10.1039/C9CC00113A
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Fig. 4 Co-localization images in transfected PC12 cells after immunofluorescence
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In conclusion, a red-emitting dual-functional fluorescent
probe with low cytotoxicity based on a neutral merocyanine dye
(
MC-1) was rationally designed and developed for imaging
intracellular lysosomal viscosity and Aβ aggregates. The spectral
results showed that Lyso-MC exhibited an excellent linear
relationship between the logarithm of fluorescence intensity
and the logarithm of viscosity (R2 = 0.99, x=0.53), meanwhile, it
showed significant turn-on fluorescence response when bound
to Aβ aggregates and high sensitivity towards Aβ aggregates
(detection limit, 10.2 nM). Besides, Lyso-MC has been applied
to monitor lysosomal viscosity changes and detect intracellular
Aβ aggregates. More importantly, the real-time tracking of
dynamic movement of lysosome, as vesicle structure, has been
achieved by using Lyso-MC. Taking advantage of its remarkable
properties, the versatile probe could be a promising imaging
tool in the Alzheimer’s disease pathology related field.
This work was financially supported by the Natural Science
Foundation of Guangdong Province, China (2016A030310463
and 2016A010121004), the National Natural Science
Foundation of China (21502056) and the Medical Scientific
Research Foundation of Guangdong Province, China (A2018080)
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